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Wednesday, September 18; 2002 NEWSPAPER OF BETHEL COLLEGE Volume 78 * Number 2
Election regulations redrawn
By Amber Grob
StaffWriter
After disputes during last
year's presidential race, BSA
has altered the communications
by-laws governing the election
so no further problems arise.
During the campaign, members of the Bethel community
were concerned that the constitution had been violated on both
sides of the ticket.
"Mostly it was not a big
deal," said Gregg Lindberg,
BSA Executive Director of
Communications, "but more
questions and concerns arose as
time went on and we didn't
really know how to handle it."
Based on these allegations,
the Communication board postponed the election, indicating to
students that something was
wrong.
"We didn't really have
grounds to do anything about it
[possible violations] since the
constitution was not specific on
certain instances," Lindberg
said.
BSA Communications created new by-laws earlier this
week to help clear up any confusion that could come up about
the constitution. One of the
biggest additions requires a
meeting with all the candidates
in order to review the constitution before the campaign
begins. This will make all possible candidates aware of the
rules and consequences if they
are not followed.
Additional changes will be
made to conform better with
campus regulations. For example, there can now only be a
limited amount of posters hung
on campus. Furthermore, two
thousand dollars is the limit for
campaigning; anything beyond
that has to come from donations. Any rules that are broken
are subject to new punitive
action through a new zero tolerance policy.
Though it is still recommended that candidates be
involved in BSA for one year
before running for office, others who have not been a part of
BSA may be accepted as well.
"We still consider students
who have not been members of
BSA for a year, but they would
have to go through a lengthy
appeals process to prove they
know just as much, if not
more, about the administration
than the people working in the
BSA office," said Lindberg.
Lindberg expects no further
problems with the revised
rules.
"We never had a problem
like we did last year before
' then, and we will never have it
again."
Trustees grant Seminary of the
East full partnership status
Welcome back everyone!
Bethel Student Association
President Sam Lacy shares a few
words of challenge for the. Student
Body and reveals his vision for the
school year on page 4.
By Lisa Stauter
Staff Writer
Due to an ageement
within the Bethel Board
of Trustees, Bethel
Seminary has extended
its location beyond St.
Paul and San Diego.
Four new teaching centers across the East coast
combine to make
Bethel's Seminary of the
East.
In 1995, Seminary of
the East entered into an
agreement with Bethel
College and Seminary.
In 2000, the seminary
received a granted status
of extension to Bethel
Seminary, which the
Bethel Board of Trustees
unanimously confirmed
this summer.
These agreements
resulted from similarities
between doctrines, values and visions of the
two seminaries. They
also allow Seminary of
the East to continue its
emphasis on Christian
leadership and overcome
the challenges of ministering in the Northeast.
The four teaching cen
ters are in Dresner, PA,
Auburn, MA, New York,
NY and Baltimore, MD.
This approach allows
students to remain in
their home churches and
communities while having an accessible
Christian education. In
fact, these centers are
actually located inside
different area churches
in order for the Seminary
to primarily concentrate
on the people rather than
the building of the institution.
Seminary of the East
was the innovation of a
group of Conservative
Baptists in the 1960's.
They dreamed of equal
opportunity for the people of the Northeast to
learn and experience a
Christian leadership education.
In the fall of 1983, a
constitution and by-laws
were accepted and the
seminary was created as
a graduate school to prepare students for ministry. The first center in
Dresher, PA, now the
headquarters, was
opened in 1985.
Next came the center
in MA in 1987, NY in
1990, and MD in 1996.
Since the fall of 1985,
approximately 125 students have graduated
from Seminary of the
East and are now successful in various aspects
of ministry.
Seminary East's connection with Bethel
Seminary in St. Paul will
not change the way
either seminary is run.
Rather, it is simply a
partnership for each
seminary to rely on each
other for advice and
friendship.
■ U.S. News and World Report;
ranked Bethel 16th for the second year in a row in the -
Midwest rankings.
The Midwestern Universities
category includes Midwestern
colleges and universities that
offer Master's programs:-

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Wednesday, September 18; 2002 NEWSPAPER OF BETHEL COLLEGE Volume 78 * Number 2
Election regulations redrawn
By Amber Grob
StaffWriter
After disputes during last
year's presidential race, BSA
has altered the communications
by-laws governing the election
so no further problems arise.
During the campaign, members of the Bethel community
were concerned that the constitution had been violated on both
sides of the ticket.
"Mostly it was not a big
deal," said Gregg Lindberg,
BSA Executive Director of
Communications, "but more
questions and concerns arose as
time went on and we didn't
really know how to handle it."
Based on these allegations,
the Communication board postponed the election, indicating to
students that something was
wrong.
"We didn't really have
grounds to do anything about it
[possible violations] since the
constitution was not specific on
certain instances," Lindberg
said.
BSA Communications created new by-laws earlier this
week to help clear up any confusion that could come up about
the constitution. One of the
biggest additions requires a
meeting with all the candidates
in order to review the constitution before the campaign
begins. This will make all possible candidates aware of the
rules and consequences if they
are not followed.
Additional changes will be
made to conform better with
campus regulations. For example, there can now only be a
limited amount of posters hung
on campus. Furthermore, two
thousand dollars is the limit for
campaigning; anything beyond
that has to come from donations. Any rules that are broken
are subject to new punitive
action through a new zero tolerance policy.
Though it is still recommended that candidates be
involved in BSA for one year
before running for office, others who have not been a part of
BSA may be accepted as well.
"We still consider students
who have not been members of
BSA for a year, but they would
have to go through a lengthy
appeals process to prove they
know just as much, if not
more, about the administration
than the people working in the
BSA office," said Lindberg.
Lindberg expects no further
problems with the revised
rules.
"We never had a problem
like we did last year before
' then, and we will never have it
again."
Trustees grant Seminary of the
East full partnership status
Welcome back everyone!
Bethel Student Association
President Sam Lacy shares a few
words of challenge for the. Student
Body and reveals his vision for the
school year on page 4.
By Lisa Stauter
Staff Writer
Due to an ageement
within the Bethel Board
of Trustees, Bethel
Seminary has extended
its location beyond St.
Paul and San Diego.
Four new teaching centers across the East coast
combine to make
Bethel's Seminary of the
East.
In 1995, Seminary of
the East entered into an
agreement with Bethel
College and Seminary.
In 2000, the seminary
received a granted status
of extension to Bethel
Seminary, which the
Bethel Board of Trustees
unanimously confirmed
this summer.
These agreements
resulted from similarities
between doctrines, values and visions of the
two seminaries. They
also allow Seminary of
the East to continue its
emphasis on Christian
leadership and overcome
the challenges of ministering in the Northeast.
The four teaching cen
ters are in Dresner, PA,
Auburn, MA, New York,
NY and Baltimore, MD.
This approach allows
students to remain in
their home churches and
communities while having an accessible
Christian education. In
fact, these centers are
actually located inside
different area churches
in order for the Seminary
to primarily concentrate
on the people rather than
the building of the institution.
Seminary of the East
was the innovation of a
group of Conservative
Baptists in the 1960's.
They dreamed of equal
opportunity for the people of the Northeast to
learn and experience a
Christian leadership education.
In the fall of 1983, a
constitution and by-laws
were accepted and the
seminary was created as
a graduate school to prepare students for ministry. The first center in
Dresher, PA, now the
headquarters, was
opened in 1985.
Next came the center
in MA in 1987, NY in
1990, and MD in 1996.
Since the fall of 1985,
approximately 125 students have graduated
from Seminary of the
East and are now successful in various aspects
of ministry.
Seminary East's connection with Bethel
Seminary in St. Paul will
not change the way
either seminary is run.
Rather, it is simply a
partnership for each
seminary to rely on each
other for advice and
friendship.
■ U.S. News and World Report;
ranked Bethel 16th for the second year in a row in the -
Midwest rankings.
The Midwestern Universities
category includes Midwestern
colleges and universities that
offer Master's programs:-